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Added on the 19/12/2014 09:46:01 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Parents in Taiwan drop off their children to school, as students return after the Lunar New Year holidays amid a surge in local Covid infections. Taiwan's government is on high alert after the holiday season and has re-implemented a series of tightening measures to contain the spread of the virus, even though overall numbers remain relatively low. Taiwan has begun vaccinating children above 12 years old but has not stated any plans yet to expand the programme to younger children.
After a two-week holiday, 12 million pupils return to school in France. At the Jean Jaurès secondary school in Cenon, classes begin with a tribute to Samuel Paty, the teacher who was beheaded on 16 October for having shown cartoons of Mohammed in class. IMAGES
Pupils from Graveney School in South London arrive for classes as schools in England reopen after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
Pupils in Scotland's major cities return to school as the devolved United Kingdom nation starts to resume classes after nearly five months of coronavirus lockdown.
In tonight's edition: Kenya on Tuesday declared that its school year was considered lost because of the coronavirus pandemic, and primary and secondary pupils would return to class next January. And Senegalese hopes homeland staycations will save the tourism industry as many holiday makers cannot travel abroad. And finally onse self taught ballet dancer in Lagos is sharing his skills and his passion with children across the Nigerian city.